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Evaluation of a versatile energy auditing tool
Univeristy of Innsbruck.
Dalarna University, School of Technology and Business Studies, Energy Technology. KTH. (SERC)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6722-3220
Univeristy of Innsbruck.
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2016 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Energy auditing can be an important contribution for identification and assessment of energy conservation measures (ECMs) in buildings. Numerous tools and software have been developed, with varying degree of precision and complexity and different areas of use.

 

This paper evaluates PHPP as a versatile, easy-to-use energy auditing tool and gives examples of how it has been compared to a dynamic simulation tool, within the EU-project iNSPiRe. PHPP is a monthly balance energy calculation tool based on EN13790. It is intended for assisting the design of Passive Houses and energy renovation projects and as guidance in the choice of appropriate ECMs.

 

PHPP was compared against the transient simulation software TRNSYS for a single family house and a multi-family house. It should be mentioned that dynamic building simulations might strongly depend on the model assumptions and simplifications compared to reality, such as ideal heating or real heat emission system. Setting common boundary conditions for both PHPP and TRNSYS, the ideal heating and cooling loads and demands were compared on monthly and annual basis for seven European locations and buildings with different floor area, S/V ratio, U-values and glazed area of the external walls.

 

The results show that PHPP can be used to assess the heating demand of single-zone buildings and the reduction of heating demand with ECMs with good precision. The estimation of cooling demand is also acceptable if an appropriate shading factor is applied in PHPP. In general, PHPP intentionally overestimates heating and cooling loads, to be on the safe side for system sizing. Overall, the agreement with TRNSYS is better in cases with higher quality of the envelope as in cold climates and for good energy standards. As an energy auditing tool intended for pre-design it is a good, versatile and easy-to-use alternative to more complex simulation tools.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2016.
Keywords [en]
Energy auditing tool, energy conservation, building simulation, PHPP, TRNSYS
National Category
Energy Systems Interaction Technologies
Research subject
Energy and Built Environments, iNSPiRE
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:du-22646OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-22646DiVA, id: diva2:949952
Conference
IAQVEC 2016, Seoul, Sydkorea, oktober 23-26, 2016
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EU, FP7, Seventh Framework Programme, 314461Available from: 2016-07-26 Created: 2016-07-26 Last updated: 2021-11-12Bibliographically approved

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